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Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 7.91 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 30.31 in 1981, while its lowest value was 1.80 in 1983.

Definition: Merchandise imports from economies in the Arab World are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from economies in the Arab World. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	15.81
1961	20.09
1962	11.13
1963	14.67
1964	17.25
1965	15.97
1966	11.94
1967	12.17
1968	14.14
1969	13.55
1970	17.50
1971	19.45
1972	13.96
1973	14.22
1974	13.78
1975	8.81
1976	12.62
1977	14.91
1978	15.37
1979	20.13
1980	24.66
1981	30.31
1982	16.23
1983	1.80
1984	10.92
1985	11.00
1986	10.86
1987	10.02
1988	4.49
1989	5.63
1990	6.27
1991	5.13
1992	5.29
1993	6.22
1994	6.52
1995	7.81
1996	6.41
1997	5.53
1998	7.87
1999	8.30
2000	10.67
2001	9.68
2002	13.34
2003	13.14
2004	18.34
2005	16.06
2006	16.49
2007	18.22
2008	13.87
2009	14.80
2010	13.11
2011	11.75
2012	13.37
2013	15.91
2014	19.36
2015	15.56
2016	13.88
2017	15.01
2018	7.64
2019	7.91
2020	7.91

Merchandise imports (current US$)

The value for Merchandise imports (current US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was 5,418,000,000 as of 2020. As the graph below shows, over the past 60 years this indicator reached a maximum value of 19,985,000,000 in 2011 and a minimum value of 199,000,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports show the c.i.f. value of goods received from the rest of the world valued in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Trade Organization.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	239,000,000
1961	199,000,000
1962	231,000,000
1963	235,000,000
1964	236,000,000
1965	213,000,000
1966	289,000,000
1967	265,000,000
1968	313,000,000
1969	370,000,000
1970	360,000,000
1971	439,000,000
1972	540,000,000
1973	613,000,000
1974	1,227,000,000
1975	1,685,000,000
1976	2,383,000,000
1977	2,702,000,000
1978	2,459,000,000
1979	3,329,000,000
1980	4,124,000,000
1981	5,173,000,000
1982	4,028,000,000
1983	4,542,000,000
1984	4,116,000,000
1985	3,967,000,000
1986	2,728,000,000
1987	2,470,000,000
1988	2,216,000,000
1989	2,084,000,000
1990	2,400,000,000
1991	2,767,000,000
1992	3,490,000,000
1993	4,139,000,000
1994	5,467,000,000
1995	4,709,000,000
1996	5,380,000,000
1997	4,028,000,000
1998	3,895,000,000
1999	3,832,000,000
2000	3,815,000,000
2001	4,752,000,000
2002	4,488,000,000
2003	5,111,000,000
2004	8,411,000,000
2005	10,862,000,000
2006	11,488,000,000
2007	14,655,000,000
2008	18,105,000,000
2009	15,443,000,000
2010	17,562,000,000
2011	19,985,000,000
2012	12,583,000,000
2013	8,846,000,000
2014	10,220,000,000
2015	6,275,000,000
2016	4,934,000,000
2017	6,153,000,000
2018	7,425,000,000
2019	6,684,000,000
2020	5,418,000,000

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from high-income economies (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 13.77 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 76.97 in 1977, while its lowest value was 12.27 in 2013.

Definition: Merchandise imports from high-income economies are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from high-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	64.10
1961	59.01
1962	64.47
1963	64.10
1964	58.73
1965	59.77
1966	58.06
1967	54.74
1968	49.79
1969	53.76
1970	53.27
1971	51.99
1972	51.56
1973	52.70
1974	58.30
1975	65.14
1976	76.81
1977	76.97
1978	64.71
1979	58.59
1980	59.79
1981	57.44
1982	51.31
1983	52.22
1984	45.30
1985	50.98
1986	57.29
1987	57.63
1988	64.54
1989	62.59
1990	62.70
1991	60.27
1992	61.27
1993	59.73
1994	58.72
1995	50.24
1996	50.11
1997	50.51
1998	50.20
1999	47.95
2000	54.88
2001	60.21
2002	57.33
2003	43.19
2004	43.51
2005	42.06
2006	41.88
2007	40.03
2008	34.67
2009	30.66
2010	37.22
2011	37.65
2012	33.03
2013	12.27
2014	13.44
2015	18.06
2016	16.98
2017	14.58
2018	13.30
2019	13.77
2020	13.77

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 27.18 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 47.98 in 2012, while its lowest value was 5.95 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies outside region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in other World Bank regions according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	8.88
1961	9.49
1962	10.02
1963	12.52
1964	11.29
1965	11.92
1966	14.97
1967	10.88
1968	9.62
1969	11.90
1970	9.45
1971	11.77
1972	14.69
1973	14.30
1974	11.94
1975	11.69
1976	7.47
1977	5.95
1978	8.76
1979	6.87
1980	6.71
1981	7.81
1982	8.23
1983	6.73
1984	5.99
1985	6.27
1986	9.73
1987	7.17
1988	12.12
1989	13.10
1990	15.66
1991	19.57
1992	16.86
1993	15.33
1994	15.09
1995	23.64
1996	14.09
1997	14.13
1998	23.04
1999	24.71
2000	30.51
2001	32.60
2002	32.81
2003	36.05
2004	43.49
2005	36.68
2006	33.68
2007	33.53
2008	44.57
2009	43.49
2010	41.50
2011	42.49
2012	47.98
2013	22.82
2014	28.74
2015	26.50
2016	30.22
2017	22.54
2018	29.69
2019	27.18
2020	27.18

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia & Pacific (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 9.40 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 12.71 in 2008, while its lowest value was 0.06 in 1984.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in East Asia and Pacific are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the East Asia and Pacific region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.76
1961	0.61
1962	1.54
1963	1.31
1964	2.30
1965	2.87
1966	5.75
1967	5.16
1968	3.85
1969	5.29
1970	2.74
1971	2.33
1972	3.39
1973	3.93
1974	4.13
1975	2.68
1976	1.52
1977	1.88
1978	2.22
1979	1.63
1980	1.38
1981	1.63
1982	1.85
1983	1.53
1984	0.06
1985	0.78
1986	1.41
1987	1.21
1988	1.32
1989	1.34
1990	1.28
1991	2.05
1992	2.70
1993	2.27
1994	3.81
1995	3.84
1996	3.02
1997	3.60
1998	3.59
1999	3.31
2000	9.58
2001	9.11
2002	10.27
2003	10.27
2004	9.41
2005	10.76
2006	8.33
2007	8.96
2008	12.71
2009	11.04
2010	11.08
2011	12.08
2012	8.21
2013	4.32
2014	6.18
2015	8.36
2016	10.66
2017	10.38
2018	9.07
2019	9.40
2020	9.40

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe & Central Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 12.28 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 32.98 in 2012, while its lowest value was 1.60 in 1978.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Europe and Central Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Europe and Central Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.71
1961	1.83
1962	2.65
1963	2.54
1964	2.09
1965	3.11
1966	3.61
1967	1.78
1968	3.08
1969	2.50
1970	2.25
1971	2.75
1972	3.40
1973	3.40
1974	3.29
1975	1.90
1976	2.42
1977	1.94
1978	1.60
1979	2.49
1980	3.55
1981	3.97
1982	2.28
1983	1.66
1984	1.82
1985	2.60
1986	3.29
1987	3.52
1988	7.51
1989	9.08
1990	9.42
1991	12.07
1992	10.60
1993	8.29
1994	7.01
1995	15.80
1996	9.71
1997	8.84
1998	13.39
1999	14.99
2000	14.01
2001	16.09
2002	13.15
2003	14.86
2004	24.68
2005	18.49
2006	19.35
2007	19.61
2008	27.21
2009	25.03
2010	22.91
2011	23.25
2012	32.98
2013	12.73
2014	17.07
2015	10.47
2016	13.72
2017	7.11
2018	15.30
2019	12.28
2020	12.28

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America & the Caribbean (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 3.58 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 6.06 in 1972, while its lowest value was 0.22 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Latin America and the Caribbean are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Latin America and the Caribbean region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.71
1961	3.35
1962	2.40
1963	2.76
1964	2.81
1965	3.20
1966	2.59
1967	1.74
1968	1.38
1969	2.10
1970	3.04
1971	5.77
1972	6.06
1973	5.43
1974	2.98
1975	6.05
1976	2.71
1977	1.63
1978	2.53
1979	1.35
1980	0.94
1981	1.48
1982	3.21
1983	2.40
1984	2.72
1985	1.23
1986	3.89
1987	1.70
1988	1.56
1989	1.94
1990	2.86
1991	3.85
1992	2.09
1993	2.85
1994	2.82
1995	2.47
1996	0.35
1997	0.22
1998	3.53
1999	3.46
2000	3.21
2001	3.65
2002	4.87
2003	4.41
2004	5.30
2005	3.97
2006	2.04
2007	2.43
2008	2.60
2009	5.28
2010	5.11
2011	4.23
2012	2.95
2013	3.36
2014	3.47
2015	5.51
2016	3.80
2017	3.07
2018	3.46
2019	3.58
2020	3.58

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East & North Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 6.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.98 in 1984, while its lowest value was 2.95 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Middle East and North Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Middle East and North Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	15.31
1961	19.79
1962	11.30
1963	14.23
1964	16.18
1965	15.17
1966	11.94
1967	12.21
1968	14.01
1969	13.58
1970	17.35
1971	19.27
1972	13.93
1973	13.52
1974	13.05
1975	8.32
1976	5.42
1977	4.38
1978	12.76
1979	19.81
1980	23.96
1981	22.34
1982	29.32
1983	27.67
1984	33.98
1985	26.57
1986	14.58
1987	15.10
1988	4.49
1989	6.31
1990	5.01
1991	3.64
1992	4.14
1993	5.07
1994	5.14
1995	5.92
1996	4.78
1997	2.95
1998	4.87
1999	4.78
2000	4.97
2001	4.43
2002	7.21
2003	7.51
2004	11.06
2005	9.38
2006	8.95
2007	10.20
2008	8.45
2009	9.97
2010	8.63
2011	7.66
2012	7.32
2013	12.29
2014	16.15
2015	12.33
2016	11.28
2017	12.81
2018	6.34
2019	6.56
2020	6.56

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 1.92 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 5.73 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.40 in 1977.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in South Asia are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the South Asia region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	2.07
1961	3.20
1962	3.13
1963	5.21
1964	3.83
1965	2.36
1966	2.72
1967	2.16
1968	1.25
1969	1.91
1970	1.38
1971	0.75
1972	1.81
1973	1.19
1974	1.45
1975	1.04
1976	0.69
1977	0.40
1978	2.24
1979	1.29
1980	0.69
1981	0.68
1982	0.67
1983	1.03
1984	1.27
1985	1.60
1986	1.06
1987	0.71
1988	1.23
1989	0.67
1990	1.64
1991	1.58
1992	1.40
1993	1.74
1994	1.28
1995	1.36
1996	1.01
1997	1.48
1998	2.36
1999	2.63
2000	3.20
2001	3.20
2002	4.06
2003	5.73
2004	3.56
2005	3.14
2006	3.74
2007	2.53
2008	2.05
2009	2.14
2010	2.40
2011	2.92
2012	3.83
2013	2.41
2014	2.02
2015	2.15
2016	2.03
2017	1.98
2018	1.86
2019	1.92
2020	1.92

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 0.218 as of 2006. Its highest value over the past 46 years was 0.777 in 2003, while its lowest value was 0.017 in 1987.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies in Sub-Saharan Africa are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from low- and middle-income economies in the Sub-Saharan Africa region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are expressed as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	0.634
1961	0.507
1962	0.300
1963	0.701
1964	0.256
1965	0.377
1966	0.306
1967	0.038
1968	0.064
1969	0.103
1970	0.039
1971	0.154
1972	0.028
1973	0.351
1974	0.103
1975	0.030
1976	0.136
1977	0.104
1978	0.177
1979	0.115
1980	0.157
1981	0.064
1982	0.217
1983	0.112
1984	0.116
1985	0.060
1986	0.078
1987	0.017
1988	0.505
1989	0.068
1990	0.457
1991	0.021
1992	0.085
1993	0.183
1994	0.167
1995	0.166
1998	0.160
1999	0.315
2000	0.505
2001	0.558
2002	0.463
2003	0.777
2004	0.545
2005	0.315
2006	0.218

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy, residual (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 52.49 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 52.61 in 2013, while its lowest value was 1.94 in 2004.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy residuals are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database, less the sum of imports by the reporting economy from high-, low-, and middle-income economies according to the World Bank classification of economies. Includes trade with unspecified partners or with economies not covered by World Bank classification. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	11.71
1961	11.72
1962	14.21
1963	9.15
1964	13.80
1965	13.14
1966	15.03
1967	22.18
1968	26.58
1969	20.76
1970	19.93
1971	16.98
1972	19.82
1973	19.48
1974	16.71
1975	14.85
1976	10.30
1977	12.69
1978	13.76
1979	14.73
1980	9.53
1981	12.41
1982	11.15
1983	13.38
1984	14.72
1985	16.18
1986	18.40
1987	20.11
1988	18.85
1989	18.00
1990	16.63
1991	16.52
1992	17.73
1993	19.87
1994	21.06
1995	20.20
1996	31.02
1997	32.41
1998	21.89
1999	22.55
2000	9.64
2001	2.76
2002	2.65
2003	13.26
2004	1.94
2005	11.88
2006	15.49
2007	16.23
2008	12.31
2009	15.88
2010	12.66
2011	12.19
2012	11.67
2013	52.61
2014	41.66
2015	43.11
2016	41.53
2017	50.07
2018	50.68
2019	52.49
2020	52.49

Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$)

The latest value for Merchandise imports by the reporting economy (current US$) in Syrian Arab Republic was $5,444,630,000 as of 2020. Over the past 60 years, the value for this indicator has fluctuated between $74,781,110,000 in 2008 and $197,100,000 in 1961.

Definition: Merchandise imports by the reporting economy are the total merchandise imports by the reporting economy from the rest of the world, as reported in the IMF's Direction of trade database. Data are in current U.S. dollars.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	$236,500,000
1961	$197,100,000
1962	$233,600,000
1963	$228,400,000
1964	$234,800,000
1965	$212,300,000
1966	$294,000,000
1967	$263,800,000
1968	$311,900,000
1969	$369,100,000
1970	$359,730,000
1971	$440,260,000
1972	$539,530,000
1973	$613,250,000
1974	$1,229,700,000
1975	$1,685,430,000
1976	$2,362,230,000
1977	$2,657,390,000
1978	$2,458,660,000
1979	$3,329,170,000
1980	$4,116,990,000
1981	$5,008,220,000
1982	$4,014,760,000
1983	$4,542,390,000
1984	$3,977,410,000
1985	$3,967,500,000
1986	$2,642,740,000
1987	$2,470,150,000
1988	$2,226,609,000
1989	$2,083,597,000
1990	$2,392,291,000
1991	$2,743,379,000
1992	$3,454,388,000
1993	$4,142,688,000
1994	$5,251,270,000
1995	$4,708,776,000
1996	$5,331,546,000
1997	$4,027,679,000
1998	$3,895,322,000
1999	$3,831,610,000
2000	$17,108,810,000
2001	$18,980,790,000
2002	$18,720,300,000
2003	$21,373,290,000
2004	$26,245,810,000
2005	$8,368,968,000
2006	$12,000,540,000
2007	$60,985,000,000
2008	$74,781,110,000
2009	$63,627,240,000
2010	$72,357,130,000
2011	$19,985,380,000
2012	$12,583,370,000
2013	$8,846,145,000
2014	$10,220,110,000
2015	$6,274,758,000
2016	$4,933,618,000
2017	$6,153,321,000
2018	$7,336,834,000
2019	$6,656,110,000
2020	$5,444,630,000

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports)

Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region (% of total merchandise imports) in Syrian Arab Republic was 6.56 as of 2020. Its highest value over the past 60 years was 33.98 in 1984, while its lowest value was 2.95 in 1997.

Definition: Merchandise imports from low- and middle-income economies within region are the sum of merchandise imports by the reporting economy from other low- and middle-income economies in the same World Bank region according to the World Bank classification of economies. Data are as a percentage of total merchandise imports by the economy. Data are computed only if at least half of the economies in the partner country group had non-missing data. No figures are shown for high-income economies, because they are a separate category in the World Bank classification of economies.

Source: World Bank staff estimates based data from International Monetary Fund's Direction of Trade database.

See also:

Year	Value
1960	15.31
1961	19.79
1962	11.30
1963	14.23
1964	16.18
1965	15.17
1966	11.94
1967	12.21
1968	14.01
1969	13.58
1970	17.35
1971	19.27
1972	13.93
1973	13.52
1974	13.05
1975	8.32
1976	5.42
1977	4.38
1978	12.76
1979	19.81
1980	23.96
1981	22.34
1982	29.32
1983	27.67
1984	33.98
1985	26.57
1986	14.58
1987	15.10
1988	4.49
1989	6.31
1990	5.01
1991	3.64
1992	4.14
1993	5.07
1994	5.14
1995	5.92
1996	4.78
1997	2.95
1998	4.87
1999	4.78
2000	4.97
2001	4.43
2002	7.21
2003	7.51
2004	11.06
2005	9.38
2006	8.95
2007	10.20
2008	8.45
2009	9.97
2010	8.63
2011	7.66
2012	7.32
2013	12.29
2014	16.15
2015	12.33
2016	11.28
2017	12.81
2018	6.34
2019	6.56
2020	6.56

Classification

Topic: Private Sector & Trade Indicators

Sub-Topic: Imports